Nigeria: A heart-wrenching incident has happened then in Zamfara State of Nigeria. Tungan Dutse village was attacked by armed miscreants from Thursday evening to Friday morning. At least 50 people were killed, and many women and children were abducted. State MLA Hamisu A. Faroo himself has said.
What exactly happened in the attack?
The attackers entered the village at virtually 5 pm and remained there till 3:30 am. They set fire to houses and opened fire on those who were trying to escape. MLA Faroo told on phone that these people were moving from one village to flipside and killing people on the way. The word-for-word number of abducted people is not yet known as local leaders and officials are counting the missing people.
What did the villagers say?
Abdullahi Sani (41 years old), moreover from the village, said that three members of his family were killed in this attack. He said, "No one slept last night, everyone is in pain." People had once warned the security forces that armed people were coming on increasingly than 150 motorcycles, but no one paid attention. Now the unshortened zone is in shock, people are crying and are not ready to leave their homes out of fear.
Who are these bandits and why is this violence increasing?
People here undeniability them "Bandits" – these are organized criminal gangs that commit robberies, murders and kidnappings. They expressly steal women and children and demand ransom or alimony them forcibly. They have been creating terror in Zamfara and surrounding areas for years. The zone is forested and hilly, due to which they hands wade and run away. Such incidents have intensified in recent months, due to which farmers are wrung of going to the fields and the roads have moreover wilt dangerous.
What are the government and police doing?
There has been no news of any major statement or whoopee yet. The MLA moreover said that the number of abducted people was not confirmed. Local traditional leaders and government officials are rented searching for the missing people. But why is there no major transpiration in security despite such news coming then and again?
This is not just the story of one village, but shows the massive security failure of the unshortened northwestern Nigeria. Unless these thief gangs are strictly controlled, innocent people will protract to die and families will protract to be destroyed.
